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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
A brisk, workmanlike action thriller that delivers solid fights and a conspiracy plot without much emotional depth.
About 2016 film directed by Edward Zwick
Genres action, crime, thriller
Directed by Edward Zwick
Written by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Richard Wenk
Starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Robert Knepper, Lee Child, Jessica Stroup, Aldis Hodge, Holt McCallany, Danika Yarosh
Music James Newton Howard, Henry Jackman
Runtime 118 min
Country United States
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